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They were both virgins to the event. Give them a break....totally human.

Originally Posted by Ringo

You are wrong. Watch the video and read what should have been said you tool.

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

You are right, that is what Obama should have said. But he didnt say that.
Even after Obama waited knowing that it sounded wrong, he said this:

Originally Posted by Obama

That I will execute the office of the president of the United States faithfully..

But the other guy messed up and probably threw a nervous Obama off a little so its fine. And Obama was smart enough to stop and realize it was said wrong. I don't like Obama but I am not going to jump at this and say how dumb he is because of it.

However, he didn't recite the oath of office correctly...what does that mean? o_O

"Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives."
-Ronald ReaganLife is a story; if you stay on the same page forever you will never finish it.
"There are days you are the pigeon and days you are the statue."

Well today might be one of the greatest days in President Obama's life, maybe he was just a little nervous?

He is human, and is entitled to make mistakes.

I don't doubt that he was as nervous as any man alive. And I agree he is entitled to make a mistake. My only argument was that the Oath of Office is extremely significant and it shouldn't be discounted. A person is elected during the election process, and elected by the Electoral College but still are only referred to as President-Elect until those 40 or so words are spoken in front of the Chief Justice of the SCOTUS. Only then are they President Whomever. It strikes me that we as a nation consider that oath as pretty damn important.

Again, I personally don't think a "busy week" is a legitimate reason no matter if it is a Democrat or Republican standing in front of Roberts. This wasn't an excuse to slap Obama.